A really great accolade for Weebly for the end of the year. Time Magazine put Weebly #4 on it's Top 50 Websites list. I think this is an important list to be on if you are a new player, because it will generate som juice with the broader base of surfers.
Here's an interesting paragraph! Hey Weebly, now that you are top 50, maybe we can get blockquotes??
Weebly doesn't charge anything to host your site, and there's no limit to the number of pages or amount of material you put up. What's the catch? Founder David Rusenko insists there is none (Weebly will someday go vertical to make money, he says) and we couldn't find one. Users are not obligated to put ads on their pages, Rusenko adds, but they can if they want to by adding an "AdBrite ads" element to their pages. AdBrite delivers the display ads automatically (and makes sure they are relevant to the subject matter of your site) and turns over 100% of any revenue.
I assume in this context going vertical means a Weebly Pro package eventually, but I suppose it could mean something like email hosting. It will be interesting to see how that develops.
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